Call of Duty: Morning Warfare

Woke up to an alarm clock that just didn't work for me this morning... strange as I went to bed at 10:00pm after a calm night hanging out with my kindly old neighbor watching an episode of Downtown Abbey.  Got to train my body to wake up and go to the gym earlier... it's just that when there isn't a place I have to go every day, finding my morning rhythm becomes a battle in of itself.  But it's one I intend to win!  I just never realized how important structure was to my daily life... really puts my High School complaints in perspective. #butregretisnotasolution

Had a call with a reputable agency that a friend at my last job recommended me to at earlier this morning, which I think went well!  I'm finding that the more I talk about my experience and skills as a media planner, the more confident and capable I become at it -- so I guess those interviews this week weren't such a total loss after all.  Just have to keep finding more opportunities to push myself out there -- and craigslist and monster just aren't cutting it.

In lieu of those sites, I'm focusing on setting up contacts with recruiters in media.  It's strange to say that I have no geographic preference when they ask, but I figure if I'm willing to go to NYC on my own (ie - the most expensive place to live) then I may as well be open to anywhere in the U.S that has the right opportunity.  While I have contacts and friends in New York, it might be fun to start over in a whole new environment, like Texas or California.  It'll be hard to leave the support and warmth of my family and hometown, but I'm sure it will be easier knowing that I've done it before... I hope.

Also, taking some time to go over all my old scripts and video projects in hope of building a better portfolio and reel for the future. Sometimes I forget how much work I've put into my creative passions already, and so little of it has been used for anything outside of classes or even my own hard drive... Bout time I start utilizing it.